subject: Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 - The First Rate In Mid-level Android-based Touch Screen Phones [print this page] During the 1st quarter of 2011, Samsung as one of the frontrunners in cell phone manufacturer unveiled and launched the Samsung Galaxy Ace 5830 to the market. The device is included in the Galaxy family together with Galaxy S and Galaxy S2. This device runs using quad-band GSM network (850/900/1800/1900) and 3G Network through dual-band HSDPA (900/2100). The corporation stated that this handset is planned being the low-cost Android-based smartphone. Lets have a look at other technical specs of this cell phone below.
Style, Screen and Sizing
The form factor of Samsung Galaxy Ace is a standard slate smartphone having the classy and compact design and style. The entire body is mainly produced from slick and shiny plastic material and possesses an attractive rear body cover. The screen measures 3.5 inches TFT capacitive touch-screen with 16 million colors and HVGA (320x480px) image resolution. The display size of this device is identical with the Apples iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4. The screen is loaded with the technology of Gorilla Glass, multi-touch input method, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and touch-sensitive controls. In terms of graphical user interface, this phone has the exclusive user interface of TouchWiz 3.0 edition. This smartphone measures 112.4 mm (4.43-inch) tall, 59.9 millimeters (2.36 inches) wide and 11.5 mm (0.45-inch) in depth. Additionally, it is a light-weight smartphone as it has the weight of just 113 grams (4 oz).
Performance and Power Supply
The functioning of Samsung Galaxy Ace is powered by an 800 MHz ARM 11 CPU (Adreno 200 GPU and Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset) using a 384 MB of Random Access Memory and integrated memory of 158 MB. The chipset is similar with the CPU that used by LG Optimus One. The phone applies the Android 2.2 (Froyo) as the pre-loaded OS and it's also upgradable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The standard battery of Li-ion with the capacity of 1350 mAh is added to this handset. It gives 11 hours of talk-time plus 640 hours of standby time. In 3G network, this smartphone facilitates for 6.5 hours of talk time and 420 hours of standby period.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Ace features the five megapixels rear-camera that enables graphic or photograph capturing with the maximum resolution of 2592x1944px. To get excellent results, the digital camera is also integrated with auto-focus, white balance, effects, panorama as well as LED flash. Other functions of this camera are the geo-tagging, multi-shot, face detection and also smile detection. Additionally, it possesses the capability of capturing 3GP videos with QVGA (320x240) at 20 frames per second (fps).
Connection
Relating to connectivity, Samsung Galaxy Ace works with GPRS, EDGE, 3G via HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, and also Wi-Fi hotspot. For local connectivity, it also supports for Bluetooth v2.1 (A2DP) and microUSB 2.0.
Other value-added functions of this handset will be the Swype text input, SD card slot (up to 32GB, 2GB in package), great built-in browser, GPS with assisted-GPS connectivity, digital compass feature, standard 3.5 millimeters audio jack, DNSe sound improvement, FM radio with RDS, document editor, as well as Android Market.
Verdict
The advantages of Samsung Galaxy Ace will probably be classy design, high quality camera, the wide-screen display and excellent visibility under direct sunlight, the rapid network through 3G (HSDPA), and also the excellent battery life. While the weaknesses of this device will be the deficiency of Adobe Flash support for its web browser, there isn't front-facing camera for video calls, poor video quality and low space of internal memory.
